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Sunder Katwala, DirectorThe Rwanda scheme could only be seen as successful if it leads to small boat arrivals falling by half, according to a new poll.
The new Immigration Attitudes Tracker finds record dissatisfaction with the government on immigration, but for different reasons – and division by politics across a range of key issues.
New polling for British Future finds public support for amendments to the Safety of Rwanda Bill proposed by the House of Lords.
New 2024 findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker, examining shifting public attitudes to immigration and asylum.
New British Future projections find ethnic minority representation in parliament set to rise to around 12% after the General Election, regardless of the political outcome – making the next UK parliament the most diverse ever.
New research into UK public attitudes to Britain’s future relationship with the EU, including on identity, values and areas of potential closer cooperation.
Understanding public attitudes to immigration. Proposing reforms to restore public confidence that immigration can work fairly for all of us.
We work to raise the profile of integration, with policy recommendations to increase contact between people from different backgrounds.
Our agenda for citizenship reform includes an independent inquiry into citizenship policy, scrutiny of the EU Settlement Scheme and a focus on raising the profile and impact of citizenship ceremonies.
Understand changing identities in modern Britain and celebrating inclusive national identities in which we can all take pride.
Bringing together people from different backgrounds to uncover and commemorate our shared history.
Building broad public support for refugee protection in the UK is key to defending the protection framework and achieving policy change
British Future’s research helps anti-prejudice advocates to communicate more effectively and our campaigns seek to entrench anti-prejudice norms across society.
In Control and Compassion @britishfuture proposed bringing back civic and faith-led voluntary returns programme that would be humane & cost effective. NB, crucially, this is on the basis of hearing asylum claims in the UK first, not refusing to take asylum claims here.
Times splash is Labour repeating its policy since at last last Autumn: have to assess asylum claims here. Government does this too, after saying it won't be doing it & will have to do it again (for everyone it can't remove) if flights ever start
Sept2023
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/13/starmer-on-tour-solutions-migration-crisis#:~:text=Keir%20Starmer%20has%20revealed%20that,gangs%E2%80%9D%20behind%20small%20boat%20crossings
Visas issued to skilled workers, health and care staff and students have fallen by a quarter compared with last year, writes @matt_dathan @thetimes
Immigration levels falling after visa curbs
Visas issued to skilled workers, health and care staff and students have fallen by a quarter compared with last year
www.thetimes.co.uk
This was always going to be a febrile week for political leadership. My Eastern Eye column on Humza Yousaf's emotional departure & whether Sadiq Khan and Rishi Sunak will survive the next fortnight https://www.easterneye.biz/scotland-humza-yousaf-resign-sunder-katwala/
Our @sundersays will be speaking to @SkyNews at 5.30-6 about the Rwanda scheme and the government's latest challenges to operationalise the policy
More than half of asylum seekers allocated for removal to Rwanda cannot be found, according to...
The first deportation flights to Rwanda are planned for this July, which indicates no one who arrived in Britain ...
news.sky.com
“Yousaf’s downfall had as little to do with his ethnicity or faith as Liz Truss’s had to do with her gender,” writes @sundersays for @EasternEye
Scots shock kicks off a febrile week in UK politics - EasternEye
By Sunder Katwala
www.easterneye.biz
Rachel Chinouriri, 25, talks to the BBC on why she wanted to include England and its flag on her album cover, referencing "my upbringing, my home, my life". (BBC also quotes Kehinde Andrews criticising her choice because he doesn't like it himself)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68848509
As royal assent is granted today to the Rwanda Bill, a poll shows only a third of Tory voters believe the deportation plan will succeed in stopping migrants crossing the Channel. @SuellaBraverman @RobertJenrick https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/25/rwanda-policy-wont-stop-the-boats-tory-voters-say/
Read the report here:
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/governments-illegal-migration-act-and-rwanda-plan-to-cause-system-meltdown-costing-billions/
New @refugeecouncil analysis today projects that even if Rwanda removals do start, the Illegal Migration Act will leave over 115,000 people stuck in limbo, "shut out of the asylum system but unable to be removed from the country" at a potential annual cost of £6.2 Billion.